About Kanol Village

Kanol is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 559 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176206
Area (hectares)	144.71 hectares
Population	1,094
Male Population	559
Female Population	535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanol compares

By the 2011 count Kanol is the 8th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 144.71 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Kanol

Kanol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanol from other places

Kanol lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanol
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	10 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	22 km
District headquarters	Kangra	23 km

Villages closest to Kanol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kanol

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanol village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 8th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Kanol village has 559 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanol has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Kanol is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanol covers 144.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanol falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanol is Kangra Mandir, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanol.

Kanol is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanol is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 10 km away. Dharamsala is about 12 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.